CVE-2016-8856 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Foxit Reader for Mac 2.1.0.0804 and earlier and Foxit Reader for Linux 2.1.0.0805 and earlier suffered from a vulnerability where weak file permissions could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary code. After the installation, Foxit Reader's core files were world-writable by default, allowing an attacker to overwrite them with backdoor code, which when executed by privileged user would result in Privilege Escalation, Code Execution, or both.

Published: 2016-10-31

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:reader::::::mac_os_x::*
	cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:reader::::::linux_kernel::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00007.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93608
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037101
https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php

History

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Subscriptions

Foxitsoftware Reader

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2016-10-31T10:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T02:35:01.612Z

Reserved: 2016-10-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-8856

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-10-31T10:59:09.380

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-8856

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-275

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